7 The i Department of Public Safety provides educatjonal programs pertaining to safety and crime prevention, youth work programs, and Police Athletic Leagues for adolescents throughout many of the Islahds. There are no juvenile probation officers on Majuro but Ebeye has 2 officers working with adolescents. Seventy-nine police officers work on Majurp, four of whom are women, ; The Department of Social Services has five divisions of services. 1) Food Services for school programs and the Needy Family Distrgbution Program for families with low or no income. 2) Housing Services prqvide funds for low cost housing and assistance with housing construction. This service also administers Grant-in-Aid financial help programs for th outer islands and a Community Development Disaster Fund. ices includes 3) Senior Se Community Center Activities, medical services (health care glasses), and a nutritional program. workshops on skills, etc. parenting, nutrition, 4) Adult Services budgeting, First dentures and nduct women's Aig, Leaderships 5) Youth Services sponsors recreation and sponts activities, handicraft classes, music groups, Youth Conservation Corps, Girl Scouts clubs, and employment counseling services. [Boy Scouts and The local radio Station runs a weekly program by the Department of Social] Services that focuses on information and educational comments about its s vices. Local churches, church leaders and several private v unteer groups have developed service projects for a limited number of pe Tle in all age groups. that resemble They support food programs, recreation, groups Alcoholics Anonymous (Kwajalein) and Fighting Alcohol (F.A.I.M.), a men's group in Majuro. several years. In the Marshalls Ebeye has had an Al-A n program for Other service programs include educational an work projects (handicrafts) and a women's group on Ebeye called, “Voice Women" which raises money for hospital equipment and medical supplies or the local hospital. Recommendations 1. Establishment of a Task Force of Marshallese and chose consultants to develop guidelines for the implementation of social] an mental health programs throughout the Marshall Islands. 2. Establishment of workshops/training programs to trainfhealth workers in social and mental health activities, and include these activities at each clinic and hospital throughout the islands. 16 SG